• Seniors offering trips to Bethlehem casino

    Our Lady of Victories (OLV) Seniors will sponsor Feb. 22 and March 22 bus trips to the Sands Casino, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Cost is $35 per person, with a $20 return in slot play and a $5 food voucher. All are welcome. For more information or to reserve, call Geri at 732-257-4351.

  • Area seniors plan summer tour of northern Italy

    Club 60 Seniors and St. Clement’s Seniors will join Travel with Rose for a 12-day, 11-night, private, escorted tour of northern Italy, June 15-26. The trip will include 10 breakfasts, one lunch and nine dinners. Departure will be from JFK Airport. Arrival will be in Venice, Italy, where a tour is included. The group will…

  • South Amboy council welcomes member, addresses needs of city Fire Department

    By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SOUTH AMBOY — The City Council has welcomed a new member to the board. Tom Reilly was named the new Second Ward councilman at the Feb. 4 business meeting. Former Council President Joseph Connors resigned at the end of the year, leaving a vacancy on the all-Democratic council. “We welcome you.…

  • Sayreville begins search for new football coach

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer The Sayreville Public School District signaled that Sayreville War Memorial High School head football coach George Najjar would not be returning to lead the Bombers during the fall 2015 season. A job posting uploaded to the school district’s website on Feb. 5 seeks applicants for the position of head…

  • Dance with my father

    Clockwise from top right: A.J. Barnett, from left; her godfather, Kevin McClain; Stephanie Knapp; and Keith Miller of South Amboy share a dance during the 10th annual Daddy-Daughter Date Night on Feb. 6, sponsored by the South Amboy-Sayreville Rotary Club. Jessica Sasso of Parlin shares a hug with her father, Scott. Stephanie Bufalini of Sayreville…

  • Sayreville seeks to dismiss Hindu temple’s lawsuit

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Attorneys for the borough have asked the U.S. District Court to dismiss a civil suit filed on behalf of the Shree Dwarkadhish Temple, claiming Sayreville and its land use boards violated the temple’s constitutional and civil rights. The complaint, filed on Sept. 18, 2014, charges that the borough and…

  • How does your garden grow?

    Director Bruce Crawford and the staff of Rutgers Gardens, New Brunswick, have compiled a list of gardening tips for the early spring:  Reread your journal from the past year, and note some of the major problems that can be resolved this year.  Take stock of your tools. Sharpen, clean, oil, and repair saws…

  • Spring is in the air for home gardeners

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer A multitude of orchids were on display at the Deep Cut Orchid Society’s annual show held Feb. 5-8 at Dearborn Market, Holmdel. Those preparing for the spring growing season may also visit the New Jersey Flower & Garden Show, which runs Feb. 12-15 in Edison. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR If…

  • Be wary of ‘washed’ car titles

    Used car shoppers should beware of an emerging fraud called title washing, with consumers in New Jersey, North Carolina, Mississippi, California and Georgia said to be at particular risk. That’s according to a report issued by the title search company Carfax in Centreville, Va., which indicates as many as 800,000 vehicles may be affected nationwide.…

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